AT&T Government Solutions Wins $45 Million Award From the Department of State for...

AT&T Government Solutions Wins $45 Million Award From the Department of State
for Managed Services
AT&T Award Under the General Services Administration Networx Universal Program

OAKTON, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The AT&T Government Solutions
business unit has announced an award from the Department of State estimated to
be worth approximately $45 million if all options are exercised.

The award was issued via the General Services Administration's Networx
Universal program, a contract vehicle that allows AT&T to provide a full range
of communications services to federal government agencies.

Selected by the State Department as the sole provider of telecommunication
services ordered from the Networx Universal contract for the Cabinet-level
agency, AT&T will provide Managed Services including Private Line,
Multi-Protocol Label Switching, Frame Relay, Voice and IP Telephony. AT&T will
deploy these services at more than 100 State Department locations, supporting
systems and applications for its 13,000 employee work force.

"Federal agencies need to ensure that their employees inside and outside the
country can access information and communicate quickly in a secure manner,"
said Don Herring, senior vice president, AT&T Government Solutions. "With the
reliability, security and global footprint of the AT&T network, AT&T will help
the State Department and its work force collaborate and share data in a secure
manner, regardless of location."

The AT&T Transition Management Center, a government-dedicated site with
PMP-certified program managers and staff, will manage the voice and data
network transition for the State Department.

With this new award, AT&T has now announced Networx awards with customers
including the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Veterans Affairs,
the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

The State Department award has a time frame of eight years, which includes a
two-year base with three two-year options.

About AT&T Government Solutions
AT&T Government Solutions is a long-standing, trusted source of
network-enabled solutions for the federal government, integrating unmatched
network resources and IT and software engineering expertise with innovative
technologies from AT&T Labs and industry-leading partners. With headquarters
in Oakton, Va., AT&T Government Solutions is best known for network leadership
in voice, data, video and managed services. AT&T Government Solutions is a
proven solutions integrator, with expertise in areas such as education and
training, enterprise resource planning and management, information assurance,
knowledge management, modeling and simulation, network transformation and
management and program management.

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